16. If two distinct chords, drawn from the point ( $p , q$ ) on the circle $x 2 + y 2 = p x + q y$ (where $p q { } ^ { 1 } 0$ ) are bisected by the $x$-axis, then :\\
(A) $\mathrm { p } 2 = \mathrm { q } 2$\\
(B) $p 2 = 8 q 2$\\
(C) $p 2 < 8 q 2$\\
(D) $p 2 > 8 q 2$\\